The Colorado Story Ch.4

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Meghann Buchanan
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What first brought prospectors to Colorado? (p.94)
They came with Lewis and Clark.
They got lost while searching for gold in New Mexico.
They stopped here on their way to California.
They were told by the president of the United States to come to Colorado.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following is NOT true about life in Colorado after the Indian wars?
Settlers could have all the land where American Indians used to live.
Many of the settlers left Colorado because they feared American Indians would return and attack their homes.
Farmers plowed more fields and planted fruit trees.
The towns in Colorado grew.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following is NOT true about the gold rush in Colorado?
No one was able to find gold in Colorado.
The big discovery in Cherry Creek started the gold rush in Colorado
“Fifty-Niners” were gold seekers who came looking for gold in 1859.
“Pike’s Peak or Bust” was the slogan of people who searched for gold in Colorado.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How did churches and schools help shape settlement in Colorado? (p.103-104)
Churches and schools stopped miners from coming into Colorado.
Churches symbolized proper living, and schools provided another way for children to be educated.
Churches taught miners how to find more gold and schools provided more housing for miners.
Churches and schools were used to store food and emergency supplies for settlers.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What caused a boomtown to appear? (p.98)
A big gold discovery
A mine explosion
A lot of people fighting over the land
Everyone leaving an area at the same time
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Before Colorado became a territory, it was part of what four territories? (p.107)
Kansas, New Mexico, Nebraska, and Utah
Utah, New Mexico, Mexico, and Kansas
New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and Utah
Nebraska, Mexico, Ohio, and Utah
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What two large battles were fought during Colorado’s Indian wars? (p.111 and 114)
The Battle of Little Big Horn and the Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle at Wounded Knee and the Sand Creek Massacre
The Battle of Summit Springs and the Battle of Bunker Hill
The Sand Creek Massacre and the Battle of Summit Springs
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